Noise-induced phenomena in the environmental sciences / Luca Ridolfi, Paolo D'Odorico, Francesco Laio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ridolfi, Luca, 1963- author.

D'Odorico, Paolo, 1969- author.

Laio, Francesco, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geophysical prediction--Mathematics.

Geophysical prediction.

Random noise theory.

Environmental sciences--Mathematics.

Environmental sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 313 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Randomness is ubiquitous in nature. Random drivers are generally considered a source of disorder in environmental systems. However, the interaction between noise and nonlinear dynamics may lead to the emergence of a number of ordered behaviors (in time and space) that would not exist in the absence of noise. This counterintuitive effect of randomness may play a crucial role in environmental processes. For example, seemingly 'random' background events in the atmosphere can grow into larger instabilities that have great effects on weather patterns. This book presents the basics of the theory of stochastic calculus and its application to the study of noise-induced phenomena in environmental systems. It will be an invaluable reference text for ecologists, geoscientists and environmental engineers interested in the study of stochastic environmental dynamics.

Contents:

Introduction

Noise-driven dynamical systems

Noise-induced phenomena in zero-dimensional systems

Noise-induced phenomena in environmental systems

Noise-induced pattern formation

Noise-induced patterns in environmental systems.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-21506-4

1-283-12744-X

9786613127440

1-139-09246-4

0-511-98473-1

1-139-09297-9

1-139-09195-6

1-139-09106-9

1-139-09015-1

OCLC:

739704672